FVXX20 KWBC 021143 VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY ISSUED: 2003NOV02/1130Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: TUNGURAHUA 1502-08 LOCATION: S0128W07826 AREA: ECUADOR SUMMIT ELEVATION: 16480 FT (5023 M) ADVISORY NUMBER: 2003/444 INFORMATION SOURCE: GOES-12 IMAGERY. GFS MODEL WINDS FORECAST. ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUED ASH AND STEAM EXHALATIONS OBS ASH DATE/TIME: 02/1115Z OBS ASH CLOUD: ASH NOT IDENTIFIABLE FROM SATELLITE DATA. WINDS SFC/FL240 LIGHT AND VARIABLE. FCST ASH CLOUD+6H: SEE SIGMETS REMARKS: THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGE OF THE DAY WAS INCONCLUSIVE IN REGARDS TO THE PRESENCE OF ASH. SHORTWAVE INFRARED IMAGERY WAS SHOWING AN INTERMITTENT HOT SPOT SUGGESTING THAT THE VOLCANO WAS ACTIVE BUT HIGH CLOUDS MADE ASH DETECTION DIFFICULT. THE AREA WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED AND AN UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED IF ADDITIONAL VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF ASH. TURK NEXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 2003NOV02/1730Z. NNNN